Comparison of the grammatical structures in Dímelo tú, Sol y viento and Puntos de partida
Course
and
Level
SPAN
1001
Novice
Low
Dimelo tú
Sol y viento
Course
and
Level
Puntos de partida
Course
and
Level
SPAN
1001
Capítulo preliminar SPAN
Novice
Low
Novice
Low
Para empezar
Lección preliminar
Tú and Usted (16)
Formal Vs Informal Language (16)
Titles of address (16)
Spanish alphabet and pronunciation
(17)
Spelling and forming vowel sounds
(17)
Pronunciation: Vowels (18)
Pronunciation : Diphthongs (18)
Introduction of Ser (4)
Articles, Gender and Number (8)
Introduction of Estar (12)
Capítulo 1
Lección 1
Capítulo 1
Subject Pronouns and the verb Ser
(48, 54)
Gender & Number: Articles and
Nouns (50)
Adjectives Singular Form (52)
Infinitives (53)
Gender and Number: Adjectives (55)
Present Tense of –ar verbs (57)
The verb Ir (58)
Contractions (59)
Ir a + Infinitive (59)
Regular –ar verbs (24)
Verb + infinitive (32)
Unstressed possessive adjectives
(40)
Present tense of regular –er and –
ir verbs (52)
Ir + a + infinitive (60)
Adjective placement and
agreement (68)
*Interrogative words (29)
Pronunciation: Dipthongs
(31)
Singular nouns: Gender
and articles (32)
Nouns and articles: Plural
forms (35)
Subject pronouns, Present
tense of –ar verbs,
Negation (38)
*Expressing time of the
day (43)
*The verb Estar (44)
Yes/no questions (45)
Capítulo 2
Lección 2
Capítulo 2
Present Tense of –er and –ir Verbs
(89)
Numbers 0 – 199 (90)
Possessive Adjectives (91)
Three irregular verbs: Tener, Salir,
Verbs that end in –go (84)
Estar + location; quedar +
location (92)
Stem-changing verbs: e to ie, o to
ue (100)
Numbers 31 – 100 (62)
*Expressing age (63)
Adjectives (64)
*Adjectives of nationality
(70)
Greetings and courtesy (4)
Spanish Alphabet (7)
Describing self and others :
SER (9)
Pronunciation: Vowels (12)
Numbers 0 – 30 (14)
Likes and dislikes (gustar)
(16)
Telling time (17)
1001
Venir (93)
Telling time (94)
Days of the week (95)
Verbs of motion (96)
Stem-changing verbs: e to I (112)
Demonstrative adjectives and
pronouns (120)
More on Ser and Estar (128)
Pronunciation: Stress and
written accents (65)
Adjectives: Gender number
and position (66)
Present tense of SER,
summary of uses (72)
*Para and porque (75)
Possessive adjectives (77)
Present tense of –er and –ir
verbs (80)
*Expressions of frequency
(84)
Capítulo 3
Lección 3
The verb Estar (127)
Interrogative Words (128)
Present progressive tense (129)
Superlatives (131)
Ser and Estar with adjectives (133)
The verb Gustar (134)
Saber and conocer (144)
Verbs that end in –zco (144)
Direct object pronouns (152)
Comparisons of equality and
inequality (160)
Indefinite and negative words
(172)
Ser Vs Estar with adjectives (180)
Indirect object pronouns and
gustar (188)
Capítulo 4
Lección 4
Capítulo 4
Demonstrative adjectives (165)
Present tense of stem-changing verbs
e>ie & o>ue (166)
Numbers above 200 (168)
Comparisons of equality (169)
Idioms with Tener (170)
Preterite of Ir, Ser, Poder and Tener
(172)
Preterite of regular –ar verbs (204)
Preterite of regular –er and –ir
verbs (212)
Irregular Preterite forms (220)
Preterite stem changes (e to i, o to
u) (232)
Double object pronouns (240)
Introduction to Por and Para (248)
*Expressing on with days
of the week (131)
Prepositions (134)
Hacer, oír, poner, salir,
traer, and ver (136)
Present tense of stemchanging verbs (142)
Reflexive pronouns (147)
SPAN
1002
Novice
Mid
Capítulo 3
Numbers greater than 100
(103)
Pronunciation:Stress and
written accents (105)
Demonstrative adjectives
and pronouns (107)
Tener, venir, preferir,
querer and poder, idioms
with tener (111)
*Mucho and poco (114)
Ir, future with Ir + a +
infinitive, the contraction al
(116)
*Sequence expressions
(150)
SPAN
1002
Novice
Mid
Capítulo 5
Lección 5A
Capítulo 5
Adverbs of Time (204)
Prepositions (205)
Ser and Estar: A second look (206)
Comparisons of inequality (207)
Por and Para: A first look (208)
Verbs like gustar (264)
The reflexive construction (272)
Introduction to the Imperfect
Tense (280)
*More idioms with tener
(165)
*Pronouns after
prepositions (168)
Prepositional pronouns
(168)
Present progressive (174)
Present participle with
other verbs (174)
Uses of SER and ESTAR
(175)
*Por after certain
adjectives
Comparisons (182)
Lección 5B
Contrasting the Preterite and the
Imperfect (292)
Using the Preterite and the
Imperfect together (300)
Summary of the Preterite and
Imperfect (308)
SPAN
2001
Novice
High
Capítulo 6
Lección 6
Capítulo 6
Preterite of Regular Verbs (236)
Preterite of verbs with spelling
changes (237)
Preterite of estar, decir, and hacer
(238)
The pronoun se: Special use (239)
Affirmative formal commands
(324)
Negative formal commands (332)
Introduction to the Present Perfect
(340)
Affirmative informal commands
(352)
Negative informal commands
(360)
Supelatives (368)
Saber and conocer (204)
Direct objects, personal a,
and direct object pronouns
(207)
*Acabar de + infinitive
Indefinite and negative
words
Formal commands (217)
*Subjunctive (222)
Capítulo 7
Lección 7
Capítulo 7
Direct object nouns and pronouns
(307)
Irregular –go verbs
Present tense of e>i stem-changing
verbs
Review of direct-object nouns and
Pseudo-reflexive verbs (384)
Review of the Imperfect (392)
Hacer in expressions of time (400)
Reciprocal reflexives (412)
Introduction to the Subjunctive
(420)
*The passive use of se
(238)
Indirect object pronouns,
dar and decir (240)
More on Gustar (245)
*More on likes and dislikes
pronouns
The verbs saber and conocer
Obligatory subjunctive (428)
Capítulo 8
Lección 8
Indirect object nouns and
pronouns (307)
Review of Gustar (309)
Double object pronouns (309)
Review of ser and estar (311)
The verb dar (313)
The Present Progressive (444)
Introduction to the Conditional (452)
Hypothetical Statements; Introduction
to the Imperfect Subjunctive (460)
Por and Para (472)
Subjunctive of doubt denial and
uncertainty (480)
Subjunctive of volition and desire
(488)
SPAN
2001
Novice
High
(249)
Preterite of regular verbs
and of dar, hacer, ir and ser
(250)
SPAN
2002
Intermed
Low
Capítulo 8
*The absolute superlative
(270)
Irregular preterites (271)
Preterite of stem-changing
verbs (275)
Double object pronouns
(279)
Capítulo 9
Lección 9
Capítulo 9
Weather expressions (343)
Mucho and poco (344)
Reflexive verbs (345)
Por and Para: A second look
(347)
Affirmative tú commands (348)
Subjunctive with indefinite and
nonexistent antecedents (504)
Impersonal and passive se (512)
More on volition: Subjunctive
versus Indicative or Infinitive
(520)
Introduction to the future tense
(532)
Subjunctive with future time
events (540)
*Obligation with
expressions like tener que
and deber (298)
Imperfect of regular and
irregular verbs (299)
*The past progressive
(302)
Superlatives (305)
More interrogative words
(307)
Capítulo 10
Capítulo 10
Adverb. Derived from adjectives
(377)
Irregular verbs in the preterite
(378)
Negative and indefinite
expressions (380)
Preterite of stem-changing – ir
*Lo + adjective to
express general qualities
(326)
Uses of the preterite and
the imperfect (327)
Expressions that indicate
the use of the preterite
SPAN
2002
Intermed
Low
verbs (381)
Hacer in time expressions (382)
and imperfect (330)
Relative pronouns (335)
Reciprocal reflexive
(339)
Capítulo 11
Capítulo 11
Imperfect of regular verbs. (409)
Uses of the imperfect (409)
Imperfect of ser, ir and ver (410)
Preterite and Imperfect:
Completed and continuous
actions (411)
Preterite and Imperfect:
Beginning/end and
habitual/customary actions (413)
Present perfect (414)
*Adverbs derived from
adjectives (359)
Hacer in expressions of
time (360)
Use of se for unplanned
or unexpected events
(363)
Uses of Por and Para
(367)
Capítulo 12
Capítulo 12
Future tense of regular verbs (444)
Future tense of verbs with irregular
stems (445)
Conditional of regular and irregular
verbs (446)
Tú commands: A second look. (448)
Informal (tú) commands
(389)
*Vosotros commands
(391)
The subjunctive – An
introduction (394)
Use of the subjunctive
with verbs of desire and
request (influence) (400)
Capítulo 13
Capítulo 13
Present subjunctive: Theory and
forms (481)
Subjunctive with expressions of
persuasion (482)
Usted and Ustedes commands (483)
Ojalá and present subjunctive of
*Other verbs like gustar
(417)
The subjunctive with
verbs of emotion (421)
*Expressing hope with
irregular verbs
Subjunctive with expressions of
emotion (485)
Subjunctive with impersonal
expressions (487)
ojalá (424)
The subjunctive with
verbs of doubt and denial
(426)
*Verbs that require
prepositions (429)
More on the subjunctive
to express influence,
emotion, doubt and
denial (430)
Capítulo 14
Capítulo 14
Subjunctive with expressions of
doubt, denial and uncertainty (517)
Subjunctive in adjective clauses
(518)
Subjunctive in adverb clauses (520)
*Expressions for getting
or giving directions
(452)
Past participle used as an
adjective (453)
Present perfect indicative
and present perfect
subjunctive (457)
*The pluperfect tense
(461)
Capítulo 15
Infinitive commands (477)
Subjunctive after
nonexistent or indefinite
antecedents (478)
Subjunctive after
conjunctions of
contingency and purpose
(482)
Capítulo 16
Future tense (502)
*The future of probability
(506)
Subjunctive and indicative
after conjunctions of time
(508)
Capítulo 17
The past subjunctive (529)
*Ojalá with the past
subjunctive (535)
Stressed possessives (536)
Capítulo 18
Conditional tense (553)
Si clause sentences for
hypothetical situations
(558).
*These sections appear as “Notas comunicativas” in the textbook.
The table below summarizes the textbook divisions that have been used in the past.
Course
ACTFL Level
Dímelo tú
Sol y viento
*Puntos de partida
SPAN 1001
Novice Low
Para empezar – Capítulo 4
Lección preliminar – Lección 2
Capítulo preliminar - Capítulo
SPAN 1002
Novice Mid
Capítulo 5 – Capítulo 8
Lección 3 – Lección 5A
Capítulo – Capítulo
SPAN 2001
Novice High
Capítulo 9 – Capítulo 12
Lección 5B – Lección 7
Capítulo – Capítulo
SPAN 2002
Intermediate Low
Capítulo 13 – Capítulo 14
Lección 8 – Lección 9
Capítulo – Capítulo
*The divisions for Puntos de partida are yet to be determined.